Sherisa Livingston attended the  University of Wisconsin from 1998-2001 earning a BA in history while playing for the volleyball team. Her athletic ability led her to become the first UW volleyball player to earn first-team All-American honors in 2000. In 2001, she became the Badgers’ first and only two-time first-team All-American, and to this day she is the Badgers only first-team All-American. In 2001, Livingston's senior year she became the UW’s all-time kill leader with 1,912. Livingston also set the career hitting percentage mark at .366. She also ranks among the top blockers, coming in fourth in total blocks with 580. During her four years with the Badgers, the Simi Valley, Calif., native aided the team to four NCAA tournament appearances, including the 2000 NCAA runner-up finish. Wisconsin also won two Big Ten Conference titles during her career. Livingston was named the 2000 co-Big Ten Player of the Year and the 2000–01 Wisconsin Female Athlete of the Year. She was a three-time All–Big Ten selection and a four-time AVCA all-region selection. Livingston was also named the 1998 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. A nine-time all-tournament selection, Livingston was a member of the U.S. Junior National Team in 1998 and 1999, and was named the best blocker at the 1999 World Junior Championships. Livingston has played professionally for the last nine years and was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. Her favorite quote is:

In Africa every morning when a Gazelle wakes up, it knows it must run faster than the fastest Lion that day in order to survive.

In Africa every morning when a Lion wakes up, it knows it must run faster than the slowest Gazelle that day in order to survive.

So it does not matter whether you are a Gazelle or a Lion. But when the sun rises in the morning you had better be running!

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